“The other [scene that stands out above the rest] involved a handsome man, asking a dancing couple if he could cut in. The female partner, expecting his attention, agrees, only to see him dance with her male partner. Jolson then flaps his wrist and says, “Boys will be boys. Woo!”. This scene almost caused the Production Code to reject the film, and was featured in the opening scenes of the documentary film The Celluloid Closet (1996).”
one of the most infuriating things about becoming an adult is when you realize that it actually is 10x easier to solve problems by making a phone call vs literally any other communication method
BC ON ALL OTHER LEVELS I AM HOOTING AND HOLLERING AND JUMPING UP AND DOWN
EITHER WAY I CAN'T BE THINKINGA BOUT CUSTOMERS IN THIS STATE
me: full circle loops?
me: YESSSSSSSSS
me: oh. ohhohoh??? guard disguise gambit???
me when it's got my ass for one final time in the last two pages: GUARD DISGUISE GAMBIT GUARD DISGUISE GAMBIT GUARD DISGUISE GAMBIBTT AFAJHLAFD HALFHLAKFDLHFAJHAJFJFHKSFKHSFA ;KJFJ;FSJKSJJ
This Is How You Lose The Time War was finally available at the library and it successfully Got My Ass within the first two chapters bc of methodically deployed Ozymandias references
BOSS I CAN'T COME INTO WORK TODAY I JUST FINISHED READING A BOOK AND NOW I HAVE TO SIT ON THE GRASS MISTY-EYED AND FRAGILE FOR THE NEXT 3-5 BUSINESS HOURS
This Is How You Lose The Time War was finally available at the library and it successfully Got My Ass within the first two chapters bc of methodically deployed Ozymandias references
i can still relisten to the first episode of welcome to night vale and feel homesick for a town i've never lived in and that's the power of resonant storytelling